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Re: [Newbie] Ohm, Ampere, Volt units

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• Subject: [mg53457] Re: [mg53426] [Newbie] Ohm, Ampere, Volt units
• From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
• Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 03:41:35 -0500 (EST)
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The unit is Amp not Ampere

Needs["Miscellaneous`Units`"];

Resistor=1 Mega Ohm;
Voltage=1 Milli Volt;
Current=Voltage/Resistor;

Convert[Current, Amp]

Amp/1000000000

Convert[Current, Nano Amp]

Amp Nano


Bob Hanlon

> 
> From: "Alexander Groß" <PLEASEAlexanderGrossREMOVETHIS at gmx.de>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2005/01/11 Tue AM 01:31:17 EST
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg53457] [mg53426] [Newbie] Ohm, Ampere, Volt units
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> me (a Mathematica beginner) was trying to let Mathematica do the work. I 
> have a very simple equation which I want Mathematica to solve and 
compute 
> units.
> 
> Resistor = 1 Mega Ohm;
> Voltage = 1 Milli Volt;
> Current = Voltage / Resistor
> 
> Mathematica displays the solution of current in [Milli Volt] / [Mega Ohm]. 
> That's not what I would like to see. I would like to resolve the units as 
> follows:
> 
> [Milli Volt] / [Mega Ohm] = [Milli Volt]/ [Mega [Volt / Ampere]] = [Nano 
> Ampere]
> 
> I tried the Convert[] function to achieve the desired output, but in vain. 
> Does anybody know how to tell Mathematica to display Ampere?
> 
> Thanks for your time and help.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Alex
> 
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